Mark 4

1 Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.

1 ثُمَّ أَخَذَ يُعَلِّمُ ثَانِيَةً عِنْدَ شَاطِئِ الْبُحَيْرَةِ، وَقَدِ احْتَشَدَ حَوْلَهُ جَمْعٌ كَبِيرٌ، حَتَّى إِنَّهُ صَعِدَ إِلَى الْقَارِبِ وَجَلَسَ فِيهِ فَوْقَ الْمَاءِ، فِيمَا كَانَ الْجَمْعُ كُلُّهُ عَلَى شَاطِئِ الْبُحَيْرَةِ.

2 And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,

2 فَعَلَّمَهُمْ أُمُوراً كَثِيرَةً بِالأَمْثَالِ. وَمِمَّا قَالَهُ لَهُمْ فِي تَعْلِيمِهِ:

3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed.

3 «اِسْمَعُوا! هَا إِنَّ الزَّارِعَ قَدْ خَرَجَ لِيَزْرَعَ.

4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

4 وَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ يَزْرَعُ، وَقَعَ بَعْضُ الْبِذَارِ عَلَى الْمَمَرَّاتِ، فَجَاءَتِ الطُّيُورُ وَالْتَهَمَتْهُ.

5 Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.

5 وَوَقَعَ بَعْضُهُ عَلَى أَرْضٍ صَخْرِيَّةٍ رَقِيقَةِ التُّرْبَةِ، فَنَمَا سَرِيعاً لأَنَّ تُرْبَتَهُ لَمْ تَكُنْ عَمِيقَةً.

6 But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

6 وَلكِنْ لَمَّا أَشْرَقَتِ الشَّمْسُ، احْتَرَقَ وَيَبِسَ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ بِلا أَصْلٍ.

7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

7 وَوَقَعَ بَعْضُ الْبِذَارِ بَيْنَ الأَشْوَاكِ، فَنَبَتَ الشَّوْكُ وَخَنَقَهُ، فَلَمْ يُثْمِرْ.

8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”

8 وَبَعْضُ الْبِذَارِ وَقَعَ فِي الأَرْضِ الْجَيِّدَةِ، فَنَبَتَ وَنَمَا وَأَثْمَرَ، فَأَعْطَى بَعْضُهُ ثَلاثِينَ ضِعْفاً، وَبَعْضُهُ سِتِّينَ، وَبَعْضُهُ مِئَةً».

9 Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

9 ثُمَّ قَالَ: «مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنَانِ لِلسَّمْعِ، فَلْيَسْمَعْ!»

10 As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

10 وَعِنْدَمَا كَانَ يَسُوعُ وَحْدَهُ، سَأَلَهُ الَّذِينَ حَوْلَهُ وَالاِثْنَا عَشَرَ عَنْ مَغْزَى الْمَثَلِ.

11 He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,

11 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «قَدْ أُعْطِيَ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْرِفُوا سِرَّ مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ. أَمَّا الَّذِينَ مِنْ خَارِجٍ، فَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ يُقَدَّمُ لَهُمْ بِالأَمْثَالِ،

12 so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

12 حَتَّى إِنَّهُمْ: نَظَراً يَنْظُرُونَ وَلا يُبْصِرُونَ، وَسَمْعاً يَسْمَعُونَ وَلا يَفْهَمُونَ، لِئَلّا يَتُوبُوا فَتُغْفَرَ لَهُمْ خَطَايَاهُمْ!»

13 Then Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the parables?

13 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَلَمْ تَفْهَمُوا هَذَا الْمَثَلَ؟ فَكَيْفَ تَفْهَمُونَ جَمِيعَ الأَمْثَالِ الأُخْرَى؟

14 The farmer sows the word.

14 إِنَّ الزَّارِعَ يَزْرَعُ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ.

15 Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

15 وَهؤُلاءِ الَّذِينَ عَلَى الْمَمَرَّاتِ حَيْثُ تُزْرَعُ الْكَلِمَةُ، هُمُ الَّذِينَ حَالَمَا يَسْمَعُونَ يَأْتِي الشَّيْطَانُ وَيَخْطَفُ الْكَلِمَةَ الَّتِي زُرِعَتْ فِيهِمْ.

16 Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

16 وَكَذلِكَ هؤُلاءِ الَّذِينَ تُزْرَعُ فِيهِمِ الكَلِمَةُ عَلَى أَرْضٍ صَخْرِيَّةٍ، وَهُمُ الَّذِينَ حَالَمَا يَسْمَعُونَ الْكَلِمَةَ يَقْبَلُونَهَا بِفَرَحٍ،

17 But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

17 وَلا أَصْلَ لَهُمْ فِي ذَوَاتِهِمْ، وَإِنَّمَا هُمْ إِلَى حِينٍ. فَحَالَمَا يَحْدُثُ ضِيقٌ أَوِ اضْطِهَادٌ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْكَلِمَةِ، يَتَعَثَّرُونَ.

18 Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

18 وَالآخَرُونَ الَّذِينَ تُزْرَعُ فِيهِمِ الْكَلِمَةُ بَيْنَ الأَشْوَاكِ، هؤُلاءِ هُمُ الَّذِينَ قَدْ سَمِعُوا الْكَلِمَةَ،

19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

19 وَلكِنَّ هُمُومَ الزَّمَانِ الْحَاضِرِ وَخِدَاعَ الْغِنَى وَاشْتِهَاءَ الأُمُورِ الأُخْرَى، تَدْخُلُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَتَخْنُقُ الْكَلِمَةَ، فَتَصِيرُ بِلا ثَمَرٍ.

20 Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”

20 وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ تُزْرَعُ فِيهِمِ الْكَلِمَةُ فِي الأَرْضِ الْجَيِّدَةِ، فَهؤُلاءِ هُمُ الَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ الْكَلِمَةَ وَيَقْبَلُونَهَا فَيُثْمِرُونَ، بَعْضُهُمْ ثَلاثِينَ ضِعْفاً وَبَعْضُهُمْ سِتِّينَ، وَبَعْضُهُمْ مِئَةً».

21 Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?

21 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَلْ يُؤْتَى بِالْمِصْبَاحِ لِيُوْضَعَ تَحْتَ الْمِكْيَالِ أَوْ تَحْتَ السَّرِيرِ؟ أَلَيْسَ لِيُوْضَعَ عَلَى الْمَنَارَةِ؟

22 For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

22 فَلَيْسَ مَخْفِيُّ إِلّا وَيُكْشَفُ، وَمَا كُتِمَ شَيْءٌ إِلا لِيُعْلَنَ!

23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

23 مَنْ لَهُ أُذُنَانِ لِلسَّمْعِ، فَلْيَسْمَعْ!»

24 He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.

24 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «تَنَبَّهُوا لِمَا تَسْمَعُونَ. فَبِأَيِّ كَيْلٍ تَكِيلُونَ، يُكَالُ لَكُمْ وَيُزَادُ لَكُمْ.

25 For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

25 فَإِنَّ مَنْ عِنْدَهُ يُعْطَى الْمَزِيدُ، وَمَنْ لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ، فَحَتَّى الَّذِي عِنْدَهُ يُنْتَزَعُ مِنْهُ».

26 Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.

26 وَقَالَ: «إِنَّ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ يُشَبَّهُ بِإِنْسَانٍ يُلْقِي الْبِذَارَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ،

27 Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

27 ثُمَّ يَنَامُ لَيْلاً وَيَقُومُ نَهَاراً فِيمَا الْبِذَارُ يَطْلُعُ وَيَنْمُو، وَهُوَ لَا يَدْرِي كَيْفَ يَحْدُثُ الأَمْرُ.

28 All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.

28 فَالأَرْضُ مِنْ ذَاتِهَا تُعْطِي الثَّمَرَ، فَتُطْلِعُ أَوَّلاً عُشْبَةً، ثُمَّ سُنْبُلَةً، ثُمَّ قَمْحاً مِلْءَ السُّنْبُلَةِ.

29 And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

29 وَلَكِنْ حَالَمَا يَنْضُجُ الثَّمَرُ، يُعْمِلُ فِيهِ الْمِنْجَلَ إِذْ يَكُونُ الْحَصَادُ قَدْ حَانَ».

30 Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

30 وَقَالَ: «بِمَاذَا نُشَبِّهُ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ، وَبِأَيِّ مَثَلٍ نُمَثِّلُهُ؟

31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

31 إِنَّهُ يُشَبَّهُ بِبِزْرَةِ خَرْدَلٍ، تَكُونُ عِنْدَ بَذْرِهَا عَلَى الأَرْضِ أَصْغَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ مَا عَلَى الأَرْضِ مِنْ بُزُورٍ،

32 But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”

32 وَلَكِنْ مَتَى تَمَّ زَرْعُهَا، تُطْلِعُ أَغْصَاناً كَبِيرَةً، حَتَّى إِنَّ طُيُورَ السَّمَاءِ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَبِيتَ فِي ظِلِّهَا».

33 With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

33 بِكَثِيرٍ مِنْ مِثْلِ هذِهِ الأَمْثَالِ كَانَ يَسُوعُ يُكَلِّمُ الْجَمْعَ بِالْكَلِمَةِ، عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا كَانُوا يُطِيقُونَ أَنْ يَسْمَعُوا.

34 He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.

34 وَبِغَيْرِ مَثَلٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُكَلِّمُهُمْ. وَلكِنَّهُ كَانَ يُفَسِّرُ لِتَلامِيذِهِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حِينَ يَنْفَرِدُ بِهِمْ.

35 When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”

35 وَفِي ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، عِنْدَمَا حَلَّ الْمَسَاءُ، قَالَ لِتَلامِيذِهِ: «لِنَعْبُرْ إِلَى الضَّفَّةِ الْمُقَابِلَةِ!»

36 After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.

36 فَلَمَّا صَرَفُوا الْجَمْعَ، أَخَذُوهُ مَعَهُمْ فِي الْقَارِبِ الَّذِي كَانَ فِيهِ. وَكَانَ مَعَهُ أَيْضاً قَوَارِبُ أُخْرَى.

37 Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.

37 فَهَبَّتْ عَاصِفَةُ رِيحٍ شَدِيدَةٌ، وَأَخَذَتِ الأَمْوَاجُ تَضْرِبُ الْقَارِبَ حَتَّى كَادَ يَمْتَلِىءُ مَاءً.

38 But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”

38 وَكَانَ هُوَ فِي مُؤَخَّرِ الْقَارِبِ نَائِماً عَلَى وِسَادَةٍ. فَأَيْقَظُوهُ وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، أَمَا يَهُمُّكَ أَنَّنَا نَهْلِكُ؟»

39 Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.

39 فَنَهَضَ، وَزَجَرَ الرِّيحَ، وَقَالَ لِلْبَحْرِ: «اصْمُتْ. اِخْرَسْ!» فَسَكَنَتِ الرِّيحُ وَسَادَ هُدُوءٌ تَامٌّ.

40 “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?”

40 ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ: «لِمَاذَا أَنْتُمْ خَائِفُونَ هكَذَا؟ كَيْفَ لَا إِيْمَانَ لَكُمْ؟»

41 Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

41 فَخَافُوا خَوْفاً شَدِيداً، وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «مَنْ هُوَ هَذَا، حَتَّى إِنَّ الرِّيحَ وَالْبَحْرَ يُطِيعَانِهِ؟»